An app which allows users to buy unused food from shops, restaurants and cafes is growing in Ireland. The app aims to reduce food waste while allowing users to buy food at a discounted price during the cost of living crisis.
Ireland wastes more than one million tonnes of food each year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. It is estimated that global food waste contributes to between 8% and 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
So far, Too Good To Go says it has prevented more than 100,000 bags of food from going to waste in Ireland. The app launched in Dublin in October 2021 and has since launched in Cork, Galway and Limerick.
